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- Kisses from Katie<\/em> by Katie Davis with Beth Clark<\/strong>
\nI read this with my church’s book club and was… disappointed. The writing is poor, the story told without soul. And the worst part of all was that Katie is a missionary, but I saw nothing in the book to suggest that Katie understands or shares the gospel (not that she doesn’t use the word<\/i> the gospel…) I might review this in more depth later. Or I might not. <\/li>\n- To Do List<\/em> by Sasha Cagen<\/strong>
\nA very fun look into the lives of dozens of people, all through the to-do lists they submitted to the author. Majorly interesting, mostly fun, occasionally crude. Let the reader be warned.<\/li>\n- Charity Girl<\/em> by Georgette Heyer<\/strong>
\nYes, I like Heyer. This one had very little romance but plenty of little laughs. Perfect.<\/li>\n- Catalog Living at its most absurd<\/em> by Molly Erdman<\/strong>
\nThe author pokes fun at stock photographs by writing blurbs by a fictional couple to go along with the photos. A great light read with lots of laughs-out-loud.<\/li>\n- The Prenatal Prescription<\/em> by P.W. Nathanielsz<\/strong>
\nA dry but not awful look at the science behind prenatal programming. A terrible prenatal program (not because the science wasn’t sound but because the author didn’t communicate clear ways to implement the science into real life). I guess you’ll just have to wait until I write my own prenatal nutrition program :-P <\/li>\n- One Thousand Gifts<\/em> by Ann Voskamp<\/strong>
\nI finally finished this one and reviewed it<\/a>. It was beautiful and frustrating. I can’t summarize it better than in my review, so you might have to check that out.<\/li>\n- My Man Jeeves<\/em> by P.G. Wodehouse<\/strong>
\nI listened to this one (my library only had an audio version) in conjunction with this month’s Reading to Know Classics Bookclub<\/a>. As usual, Wodehouse is a delight. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this was a collection of short stories (not all including Jeeves and Wooster). It was nice not to have to keep track of a long story line since I was listening in the car and rarely drive for more than ten minutes at a time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn Progress<\/b>:<\/p>\n
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- I got pregnant, you can too!<\/em> by Katie Boland<\/strong>
\nBecause I’m reading the library and figured I might as well do more of the preconception books (since I’ve already read several). I will *not* be recommending this one. The author’s life is a soap opera and it’s only going to get worse. I’m considering just calling it done, even though I haven’t yet gotten to where she meets her spirit guide. Yep. Blech!<\/li>\n- Paranoid Parenting: Why ignoring the experts may be best for your child<\/em> by Frank Furedi<\/strong>
\nJust started this last night, but I’m already liking it. At the same time, I’m wondering if I won’t have some issues if he starts talking nutrition. I’m fine with ignoring the experts until you start ignoring me<\/em>.<\/li>\n- The Gift of Health : the complete pregnancy diet for your baby’s wellness<\/em> by Karin Michels<\/strong>
\nI think this is the last book my library has on prenatal programming, for which I am glad. All the books I’ve read on it so far were published around the same time period (2003) and review the same information. Some are better written than others, but it’s still all review. This one might be the best so far, but I’m not sure I’d recommend even it.<\/li>\n- The Atonement: It’s meaning and significance<\/em> by Leon Morris<\/strong>
\nLisa wrote about this book on her last month’s nightstand<\/a> and I picked it up right away. I’m moving slowly, but this is a great look at what God accomplished in salvation.<\/li>\n- The Mysterious Benedict Society<\/em> by Trenton Lee Stewart<\/strong>
\nI’ve already read and reviewed<\/a> this book – but I’m rereading because I’ll be leading a discussion on it for my church’s book club next month! Yay! I love this book and am just speeding through it.<\/li>\n- Naked Economics<\/em> by Charles Wheelan<\/strong>
\nMy little brother read this in his high school economics class and really liked it. And I’m reading the economics section at my library, so I picked it up. A couple chapters in, it’s a very readable and enjoyable intro to economic principles (without the math).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDon’t forget to drop by 5 Minutes 4 Books<\/a> to see what others are reading this month!<\/p>\n
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- Paranoid Parenting: Why ignoring the experts may be best for your child<\/em> by Frank Furedi<\/strong>
- To Do List<\/em> by Sasha Cagen<\/strong>